CDS - English (I) (2009)

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PAUCITY

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DIFFIDENCE

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EXASPERATED

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DELETERIOUS

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If you must arm yourself so (P)/ before starting a war (Q)/ that the enemy may think twice (R)/ you want peace (S)/

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When the party realised that (P)/ the elections were over (Q)/ in the assembly (R)/ it had lost its majority (S)/

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For us before this Monday (P) to complete this work (Q)/ and it should not be delayed (R)/ is very important (S)/

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When he had ridden to the end of his mad little journey (P)/ in front of his rocking horse (Q)/ he climbed down and stood (R)/ staring fixedly into its lowered face (S)/

Directions: Rearrange P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence.

If everything

P. will be a great success
Q. the closing function
R. we are sure
S. goes on well

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P. with an idea to reach the deprived child
Q. by the United Nations
R. the year 1979 has been declared as
S. the International Year of the Child

Directions: Rearrange P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence.

If you have something interesting

P. express it clearly
Q. to write about
R. simply and
S. with the human touch

Directions: Rearrange P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence.

When I look back on my life

P. I find it hard to believe
Q. which has been eventful
R. despite what cynics say
S. that it is an illusion

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The gardener

P. with a little brown moustache
Q. a short fellow
R. and sharp little brown eyes
S. tiptoed into the room

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P. The year
Q. that has just ended
R. has proved to be disastrous
S. for my uncle's family

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He found the house

P. and knocked at
Q. without any difficulty
R. the door
S. twice

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When a spider has a meal,

P. its next meal,
Q. until it has
R. to last for many months
S. it eats enough

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A good garden,

P. should display
Q. round about a huge building or palace
R. laid out on a magnificent scale
S. fresh beauties every month

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Guards often use

P. to search for cavities
Q. metal probing rods
R. which they push
S. through the ground

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The meeting if Mr Rai (P)/ would have been over on time (Q)/ with his long financial report (R)/ did not hold us up (S)/

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Mother tongue is

P. for the development
Q. as natural
R. of man's mind
S. as mother's milk

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The long grueling hours had finally paid off (P)/ on drawing after drawing (Q)/ working tirelessly (R)/ painting after painting (S)/

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I realised

P. more than ever
Q. and how we lived and worked
R. how cut off we were from our people
S. and agitated in little world apart from them

Directions: Rearrange P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence.

One cloudless morning

P. towards the valley
Q. the pilots flew off together
R. of the farmer's house
S. in close formation

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Medical practice

P. in recent years
Q. has changed so radically
R. you only get specialists in a variety of fields
S. that you can no longer find a good general practitioner

Directions: Select word or group of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

OBVIATE

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SACRILEGE

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DOUGHTY

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EXULTATION

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DAUNTLESS

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STINGY

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SEETHING

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PLACATE

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FELINE

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EXPOSTULATED

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PERPETUAL

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UNRUFFLED

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CORPULENT

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ACRIMONY

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FELICITY

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CANTANKEROUS

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RESCIND

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REVAMP

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RESPLENDENT

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EXQUISITE

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TENUOUS

Directions: Choose the most suitable meaning of the given idiom/phrase.

FOR GOOD

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GENIAL

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WRESTED

Directions: Choose the option that best depicts the meaning of the given idiom/phrase.

A feather in one's cap

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BY HOOK OR BY CROOK

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BLOW BY BLOW

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BY FITS AND STARTS

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PRONE TO

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FIGHT SHY OF

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CHOCK-A-BLOCK

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THWARTED

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BIG-WIGS

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OBSEQUIOUS

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ON THE SLY

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REJUVENATED

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RELENTLESS

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GRUDGING

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GARRULOUS

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At the (a)/ annual function of the school (b)/ the principal advised to the students to be ideal citizens. (c)/ No error. (d)/

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ACQUITTED

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REPLENISH

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He asked me (a)/ what my name is (b)/ and where I came from. (c)/ No error. (d)/

Directions: Select the word or group of words that is furthest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

RESILIENCE

Directions: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (d). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)

I meet him (a)/ once a blue moon (b)/ so I do not know much about his activities. (c)/ No error. (d)/

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If there a guarantee (a)/ then we are prepared (b)/ to place a bulk order for your product. (c)/ No error. (d)/

Directions: Select the word or group of words that is furthest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR

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I prefer (a)/ my job (b)/ to yours. (c)/ No error. (d)/

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My daughter-in-laws (a)/ who are in Kolkata (b)/ have come to visit us. (c)/ No error. (d)/

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DIVULGE

Directions: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (d). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)

I tried to read your letter, (a)/ but it was so badly written (b)/ that I had to leave the attempt. (c)/ No error. (d)/

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He did not pass the examination (a)/ inspite of (b)/ his best efforts. (c)/ No error. (d)/

Directions: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (d). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)

He admits that (a)/ he is not following (b)/ the instructions. (c)/ No error. (d)/

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Life on board ship (a)/ was not as I expected (b)/ it to be. (c)/ No error. (d)/

Directions: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (d). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)

If I was the king, (a)/ I would change the face (b)/ of my country (c)/ No error. (d)/

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When I shall see him, (a)/ I will tell him that (b)/ what he has done is wrong. (c)/ No error. (d)/

Directions: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (d). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)

There has always been (a)/ some form of education (b)/ but there has not always been schools. (c)/ No error. (d)/

Directions: Select the word or group of words that is furthest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

QUERULOUS

Directions: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (d). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)

I went to his house but (a)/ couldn't see him (b)/ because he went out before I arrived. (c)/ No error. (d)/

Directions: In the question below, the first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Choose the correct combination from the given alternatives.

S₁ : People have always been fascinated by dreams.
S₆ : But a small number, perhaps less than 5% have them regularly.
P : In fact, only recently have there been serious studies to find out how many of us actually have nightmares.
Q : Now that is changing.
R : But the study of nightmares has been curiously neglected.
S : While results so far are inconclusive, it seems fair to say that at least half the population has occasional nightmares.

The proper sequence should be

Directions: In the question below, the first sentence (S1) and the final sentence (S6) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Choose the correct combination from the given alternatives.

S₁ : Todd- borrowed this dollar last year on the 8th of April.
S₆ : And I said, 'certainly'.
P : He needed a dollar to pay his taxi and I lent it to him.
Q : He merely said, 'Let me have a dollar, will you'!
R : It happened quite simply and naturally.
S : I hardly realised it till it was all over.

Directions: In the question below, the first sentence (S1) and the final sentence (S6) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Choose the correct combination from the given alternatives.

S₁ : I sat at the table and ate.
S₆ : I was just the normal Ramaswamy, husband of Madeleine.
P : My breathing became suddenly difficult.
Q: I concentrated on my food and I was convinced I had to eat.
R : I stopped, however, any exhibition of the extraordinary.
S : But lungs have temperament.

Directions: In the question below, the first sentence (S1) and the final sentence (S6) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Choose the correct combination from the given alternatives.

S₁ : So we went on in the quiet, and the twilight deepened into night.
S₆ : Then as the darkness grew deeper, she put her arms round my neck and closing her eyes tightly pressed her face against my shoulder.
P : The ground grew dim and the trees black.
Q : The clear blue of the distance faded and one star after another came out.
R : Neena's fears and her fatigue grew upon her.
S : I took her in my arms aid, talked to her and caressed her.

Directions: In the question below, the first sentence (S1) and the final sentence (S6) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Choose the correct combination from the given alternatives.

S₁ : Kennedy kicked moodily at the leg of the chair which he was holding.
S₆ : It was a depressing beginning.
P : Now his chief desire seemed to be to score off the human race in general, his best friend included.
Q : If he had asked Fern to help him in a tight place, then he knew he could have relied on him.
R : Last term he and Fern had been as close friends as you could wish to see.
S : The feeling that his whole world had fallen about his ears was increasing with every hour he spend at Kay's.

Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : Louis Pasteur had a very busy and interesting life.
S₆ : He was always very proud of being able to help his country in this way.
P : Among the people whom Pasteur was able to help were brewers, breeders of silk worms and cow keepers, all of whom were trying to carry on important industries.
Q : He worked hard in his laboratory with test tubes and all kinds of experiments.
R : He was working to help people who were suffering in some special way from disease.
S : He not only made some exciting discoveries about germs, but he was able to use his discoveries in very practical ways.

The proper sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : Tom Walker and his wife were always at loggerheads.
S₆ : Tom silently thanked God for this relief.
P : She never tired of reproaching him on this score.
Q: Tom was incurably lazy and talkative.
R : One day Mrs. Walker caught a deadly cold and shortly afterwards, died.
S : This was a constant source of irritation to his wife.

The proper sequence should be

Directions: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (d). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)

Literature remains the interest of a minority (a)/ and the majority has chosen to ignore those aspects of language (b)/ which, at school they were told to value highly. (c)/ No error. (d)/

Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : Unlike many modern thinkers, Tagore had no blueprint for the world's salvation.
S₆ : As a poet he will always delight, as a singer he will always enchant and as a teacher he will always enlighten.
P : His thought will, therefore, never be out of date.
Q : He merely emphasized certain basic truths which may ignore only at their peril.
R : He believed in no particular 'ism'.
S : He was what Gandhi ji rightly termed the Great Sentinel.

The proper sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : Poverty is a God's curse.
S₆ : Is not poverty a God's boon!
P : These persons get themselves enrolled as poor persons and get all the benefits of poverty.
Q : It is not necessary for a person to be actually poor for getting enrolled because it can be easily managed.
R: It may be true for a few, but to many it is just its opposite.
S : Such persons consider it to be a source of enjoying life without earning.

The proper sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : Belur is 35 km from Hassan.
S₆ : They depict young women musicians and dancers in various poses.
P : Seen from afar, the star-shaped temple, characteristically Hoysala, is not very impressive.
Q : It stands in a courtyard surrounded by a rectangular wall.
R : But closer, it is dazzling and marvellous and the entire exterior is decorated with sculptures, the loveliest being the panels right, and left of the main door.
S : Chennakesava Temple is dedicated to Vishnu.

The proper sequence should be

Directions: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (d). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)

I look (a)/ forward to meet you (b)/ in future. (c)/ No error. (d)/

Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : When his bussiness failed, he began to look for a job in an office.
S₆. Unable to bear misfortunes any further, he started toying with the idea of ending his life of burdens and strains.
P : To overcome depression, he took to drinking and became addicted to it.
Q : He soon realised that nothing was more difficult than to find a job.
R : Without a job, he failed to meet the daily requirements of his family which made him highly depressed.
S : Quarrel ensured invariably between husband and wife when he returned home in a state of drunkenness.

The proper sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : Newton was perhaps the greatest scientist that ever lived.
S₆ : Newton went home and worked quietly by himself for about 18 months.
P : But when he was only 22, a terrible plague epidemic swept over England.
Q : He was the son of a Lincolnshire farmer and was born in 1642.
R : Therefore, the universities were closed.
S : He went to Cambridge to study mathematics when he was 19.

The proper sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : Illness may start with almost any sign, but some of them are much commoner than others.
S₆ : As soon as this happens, he must become alert about the signs.
P : It is important to note these signs.
Q : Often, the first sign of something wrong is that the patient just does not feel fit.
R : They may help a doctor to decide what is wrong.
S : He usually relies on these signs for the diagnosis of the illness.

The proper sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : For years, the old chair stood in one of the empty antics.
S₆ : I saw my parents madly in love again.
P : So when I saw it for the last time, it stood there.
Q : When my mother died, I wanted to sell it but could not.
R : It was, therefore, many wars after my father died.
S : I peeped in the past.

The proper sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : Having visited the Taj Mahal many tourists think that Agra has little else to offer.
S₆ : There are few other buildings to match the delicacy of this tomb.
P : One of these is surely the tomb of Itimadud-daulah.
Q : The design of the whole tomb was given by his daughter Nur Jahan.
R : After seeing the Taj, one could profitably visit half a dozen other Mughal buildings.
S : This tomb has the delicacy of a baroque jewel case.

The proper sequence should be

The parents looked

Directions: Read the passage and answer the given question.

Passage - III
One December night, a family had gathered around their fireside and piled it high with wood gathered from mountain streams and ruins of great trees that had come falling down the mountain sides. The fire roared and brightened the room with its light. The faces of the father and mother had a quiet gladness, the children laughed, the oldest daughter was the picture of happiness at seventeen and the aged grandmother who sat sewing in the warmest place was the picture of happiness grown old.

Which one of the following statements most correctly suggests the warning implied in the passage?

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Passage – IV
With the inevitable growth of specialization, we see the universities facing two great dangers. Firstly, it is very easy to get so involved in the technical details of education that the object of education is lost. Secondly, in an effort to condition a university to the needs of its students and to the needs of the State, it may lose its power to make or mould those students into responsible men, capable of thinking for themselves, and capable of expressing the results of their thoughts to others.

The traveler carried with him

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Passage - I
As I slung my pack onto my shoulders, a big mosquito thudded against my cheek. There had been a few through the day, but it was early in the season - the ice had gone out just two weeks before and I had scarcely noticed them. But now as I would down the ridge, the last breeze faded and they were on me. Rising in clouds from the soggy tundra, they pelted against my face. I reached in my pocket for the repellent and came up empty.

She glanced at him when

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Passage - II
The unpleasant feeling passed and she glanced guardedly up at him. He was walking unmarked in moonlight, innocent of her reaction to him. She felt then - this thought had come to her before - that there might be more to him than she had imagined. She felt ashamed as she had never thanked him for the help he had given to her father.

Which one of the following statements most correctly suggests the central theme of the passage?

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Passage – IV
With the inevitable growth of specialization, we see the universities facing two great dangers. Firstly, it is very easy to get so involved in the technical details of education that the object of education is lost. Secondly, in an effort to condition a university to the needs of its students and to the needs of the State, it may lose its power to make or mould those students into responsible men, capable of thinking for themselves, and capable of expressing the results of their thoughts to others.

She was ashamed because

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Passage - II
The unpleasant feeling passed and she glanced guardedly up at him. He was walking unmarked in moonlight, innocent of her reaction to him. She felt then - this thought had come to her before - that there might be more to him than she had imagined. She felt ashamed as she had never thanked him for the help he had given to her father.

The oldest daughter looked

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Passage - III
One December night, a family had gathered around their fireside and piled it high with wood gathered from mountain streams and ruins of great trees that had come falling down the mountain sides. The fire roared and brightened the room with its light. The faces of the father and mother had a quiet gladness, the children laughed, the oldest daughter was the picture of happiness at seventeen and the aged grandmother who sat sewing in the warmest place was the picture of happiness grown old.

The traveler could not feel the breeze because

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Passage - I
As I slung my pack onto my shoulders, a big mosquito thudded against my cheek. There had been a few through the day, but it was early in the season - the ice had gone out just two weeks before and I had scarcely noticed them. But now as I would down the ridge, the last breeze faded and they were on me. Rising in clouds from the soggy tundra, they pelted against my face. I reached in my pocket for the repellent and came up empty.

In the dark dungeon, he always waited for

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Passage—VI
Ah! whatever could be said was said. All held him guilty. Even his own mother who claimed to understand him the best. All had betrayed him in his hour of need. Yet, there he was, still with a sparkling hope and knew that the truth must prevail. In the cold, dark and damp cell he never for a moment lost faith in God and goodness and was waiting anxiously for an angel to come, plead non-guilty for him and free him of his miseries.

The man caught author's attention because

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Passage – V
Once while traveling by the local bus, I got a seat beside a very strange man. He seemed interested in every passenger aboard. He would stare at a person, scribble some odd mathematical notations on his long notebook and then move on to the next. Being quite interested in what he was doing, I asked him what all those notations meant and then came the startling reply. He saw a man’s face not as a single unit but as thousands of squares put together. He was in fact a statistical expert and a budding artist learning the art of graphics.

The author found that man's reply quite startling because

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Passage – V
Once while traveling by the local bus, I got a seat beside a very strange man. He seemed interested in every passenger aboard. He would stare at a person, scribble some odd mathematical notations on his long notebook and then move on to the next. Being quite interested in what he was doing, I asked him what all those notations meant and then came the startling reply. He saw a man’s face not as a single unit but as thousands of squares put together. He was in fact a statistical expert and a budding artist learning the art of graphics.

From the passage, we gather that

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Passage – V
Once while traveling by the local bus, I got a seat beside a very strange man. He seemed interested in every passenger aboard. He would stare at a person, scribble some odd mathematical notations on his long notebook and then move on to the next. Being quite interested in what he was doing, I asked him what all those notations meant and then came the startling reply. He saw a man’s face not as a single unit but as thousands of squares put together. He was in fact a statistical expert and a budding artist learning the art of graphics.

The author calls growth of specialisation 'inevitable'. Which one of the following statements is likely to be the most correct reason for this inevitability?

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Passage – IV
With the inevitable growth of specialization, we see the universities facing two great dangers. Firstly, it is very easy to get so involved in the technical details of education that the object of education is lost. Secondly, in an effort to condition a university to the needs of its students and to the needs of the State, it may lose its power to make or mould those students into responsible men, capable of thinking for themselves, and capable of expressing the results of their thoughts to others.

Her unpleasant feeling passed when

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Passage - II
The unpleasant feeling passed and she glanced guardedly up at him. He was walking unmarked in moonlight, innocent of her reaction to him. She felt then - this thought had come to her before - that there might be more to him than she had imagined. She felt ashamed as she had never thanked him for the help he had given to her father.

Three of the following statements indicate that he had a sparkling hope. Which of the following statements does not indicate the same?

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Passage—VI
Ah! whatever could be said was said. All held him guilty. Even his own mother who claimed to understand him the best. All had betrayed him in his hour of need. Yet, there he was, still with a sparkling hope and knew that the truth must prevail. In the cold, dark and damp cell he never for a moment lost faith in God and goodness and was waiting anxiously for an angel to come, plead non-guilty for him and free him of his miseries.

The firewood had been

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Passage - III
One December night, a family had gathered around their fireside and piled it high with wood gathered from mountain streams and ruins of great trees that had come falling down the mountain sides. The fire roared and brightened the room with its light. The faces of the father and mother had a quiet gladness, the children laughed, the oldest daughter was the picture of happiness at seventeen and the aged grandmother who sat sewing in the warmest place was the picture of happiness grown old.

The truth must prevail means

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Passage—VI
Ah! whatever could be said was said. All held him guilty. Even his own mother who claimed to understand him the best. All had betrayed him in his hour of need. Yet, there he was, still with a sparkling hope and knew that the truth must prevail. In the cold, dark and damp cell he never for a moment lost faith in God and goodness and was waiting anxiously for an angel to come, plead non-guilty for him and free him of his miseries.

When he was in the arctic, the time of the year was

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Passage - I
As I slung my pack onto my shoulders, a big mosquito thudded against my cheek. There had been a few through the day, but it was early in the season - the ice had gone out just two weeks before and I had scarcely noticed them. But now as I would down the ridge, the last breeze faded and they were on me. Rising in clouds from the soggy tundra, they pelted against my face. I reached in my pocket for the repellent and came up empty.

Whatever others said about him, he

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Passage—VI
Ah! whatever could be said was said. All held him guilty. Even his own mother who claimed to understand him the best. All had betrayed him in his hour of need. Yet, there he was, still with a sparkling hope and knew that the truth must prevail. In the cold, dark and damp cell he never for a moment lost faith in God and goodness and was waiting anxiously for an angel to come, plead non-guilty for him and free him of his miseries.

The man was scribbling down

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Passage – V
Once while traveling by the local bus, I got a seat beside a very strange man. He seemed interested in every passenger aboard. He would stare at a person, scribble some odd mathematical notations on his long notebook and then move on to the next. Being quite interested in what he was doing, I asked him what all those notations meant and then came the startling reply. He saw a man’s face not as a single unit but as thousands of squares put together. He was in fact a statistical expert and a budding artist learning the art of graphics.